Title: Labor and imperial democracy in prewar JapanAuthor: Gordon, Andrew 1952-Published: University of California Press, 1991Subjects: Asian Studies | Japan | Politics | Asian History | LaborStudiesPublisher's Description: Labor and Imperial Democracy in Prewar Japan examines the political role played by working men and women in prewar Tokyo and offers a reinterpretation of the broader dynamics of Japan's prewar political history. Gordon argues that such phenomena as riots, labor disputes, and union organizing can bes . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: The state and labor in modern JapanAuthor: Garon, SheldonPublished: University of California Press, 1987Subjects: Asian Studies | History | Asian History | Politics | LaborStudiesPublisher's Description: In this meticulously researched study, Sheldon Garon examines the evolution of Japan's governmental policies toward labor from the late nineteenth century to the present day, and he substantially revises prevailing views which depict relations between the Japanese state and labor simply in terms of . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: The fabrication of labor: Germany and Britain, 1640-1914Author: Biernacki, Richard 1956-Published: University of California Press, 1997Subjects: History | Sociology | LaborStudies | European HistoryPublisher's Description: This monumental study demonstrates the power of culture to define the meaning of labor. Drawing on massive archival evidence from Britain and Germany, as well as historical evidence from France and Italy, The Fabrication of Labor shows how the very nature of labor as a commodity differed fundamental . . . [more]Similar Items

Title: Information and organizationsAuthor: Stinchcombe, Arthur LPublished: University of California Press, 1990Subjects: Sociology | Economics and Business | LaborStudies | Political TheoryPublisher's Description: An ambitious new work by a well-respected sociologist, Information and Organizations provides a bold perspective of the dynamics of organizations. Stinchcombe contends that the "information problem" and the concept of "uncertainty" provide the key to understanding how organizations function. In a de . . . [more]Similar Items